Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Drilling at Northern Dynasty Minerals and Anglo American's Pebble project, 500 km southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. An updated resource at the massive project shows it to contain an indicated 48.5 billion lbs. copper, 57.2 million oz. gold and 2.9 billion lbs. molybdenum.

Northern Dynasty, Anglo Update Pebble Resource

Vancouver — As Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-x) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q , AAL-l) move the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum property in Alaska foward, the partners have released an updated res…


From left: Richard Redfern, president of Mexivada Mining, poses with Chief S. M. Gborie and two other chiefs from the Gbense Chiefdom, outside of Mexivada's Yaradu, Sierra Leone, headquarters. The Gbense Chiefdom will earn a 30% share of the net profit of diamonds found by Mexivada in the area. Inset: Artisanal miners employed by Mexivada's local partner Pink Diamond Exploration use a Hartz Jig for diamond concentrating at North Kono, Sierra Leone.

Mexivada Signs Diamond Deal In Sierra Leone

The 968-carat “Star of Sierra Leone” diamond was discovered in 1972 — just a few miles north of where Mexivada Mining (MNV-V, MXVDF-o) will soon start its alluvial diamond mining operations.




Sponsored Toy Drive

In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, each year a collection of Western Canada-based mining companies sponsor a toy drive. This year, the event raised $1,415 in cash to be donated in food or toy…


International Quotes (December 22, 2008)

International Quotes Australia (A$) Dec 16 Dec 9 Change Bendigo Mining 0.17 0.13 0.04 Kingsgate Cons. 2.85 2.68 0.17 Lion Selection Ltd 0.67 0.79 -0.12 Newcrest Mining 29.00 28.23 0.77…


Great Basin Gold is purchasing Metallic Ventures Gold's Esmeralda processing plant in central Nevada, to process ore from its Hollister gold project, 460 km northeast.

Great Basin Buys Mill For Hollister

Vancouver — Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-x) is trying to get two mines into production within the next six months and in recent weeks has taken a few important steps towards that goal.


Intrepid Hits Lengthy Gold Intervals In Indonesia

Vancouver — Recent drilling at Zone A of the Tumpangpitu prospect delivered Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-a) its best oxide drill results to date from the Tujuh Bukit property, near the eastern tip of J…



Inferred resources at Fortress Minerals' Svetloye gold project (above) stand at 1.1 million oz. gold, contained in three zones. Drilling at the project, 200 km southwest of Okhotsk, in Russia's Far East, continues to return solid results.

Fortress Cuts High-Grade At Svetloye

Vancouver– Fortress Minerals (FST-V, FTMNF-o) has pulled a long and tantalizingly high-grade gold intercept from the Amy zone at its Svetloye property, 220 km southwest of Okhotsk, in Russia’s Far Ea…


Daily Metal Prices (December 22, 2008)

Date Dec. 15 Dec. 12 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1120/1180 1140/1180 1140/1210 1110.50/1170 1105…


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